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United States Patent | 5,060,337 |
Van Niekerk | October 29, 1991 |
A handbrush and method for the manufacture thereof, are disclosed. The handbrush comprises a head having a plurality of bristles thereon and handle extending from the head, the head, the bristles and the handle all being integrally moulded from a polymeric compound such as rubber. A rigid strengthening member may be embedded in the head and the handle and may be bent to impart a desired shape to the brush, e.g. for maintaining the handle at a desired angle to the head. The brush may be provided with a substantially longitudinally extending scraper blade which may also be integrally moulded with the head, the bristles and the handle. In addition, a groove may be provided in the head of the handbrush for receiving and holding an edge of a steel blade for removing ice from the windscreens of motor vehicles or the like.
Inventors: | Van Niekerk; Gerhard A. (Pretoria, ZA) |
Assignee: | Climbminster Limited (West Gorton, GB) |
Appl. No.: | 479168 |
Filed: | February 13, 1990 |
Feb 15, 1989[ZA] | 89/1158 | |
Jan 31, 1990[ZA] | 90/0718 |
Current U.S. Class: | 15/111; 15/143.1; 15/188; 15/236.05; 300/21; 401/39; 401/287 |
Intern'l Class: | A47L 013/12 |
Field of Search: | 15/110,111,143 R,187,188,236.01,236.02,236.05 D4/118 401/37,39,195,287,291 300/21 |
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